| Rank | Team (FPV) | Conf | Rec | Pts | BCS | Last Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | < | 1 | Florida State (66) | ACC | 9-0 | 1746 | 1 | DNP |
| 2 | < | 3 | Virginia Tech (4) | Big East | 8-0 | 1656 | 3 | |
| 3 | < | 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1 | 1599 | 2 | |
| 4 | < | 5 | Florida | SEC | 8-1 | 1523 | 4 | |
| 5 | < | 6 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1495 | 5 | |
| 6 | < | 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1328 | 7 | |
| 7 | < | 9 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1296 | 6 | |
| 8 | < | 8 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-0 | 1288 | 10 | |
| 9 | < | 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1206 | 8 | |
| 10 | < | 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1085 | 11 | |
| 11 | < | 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2 | 1006 | 9 | |
| 12 | < | 13 | Marshall | MAC | 9-0 | 947 | NR | W 28-16 A Kent State |
| 13 | < | 7 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-2 | 853 | 15 | |
| 14 | < | 14 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 825 | NR | |
| 15 | < | 15 | BYU | MWC | 8-1 | 805 | 14 | |
| 16 | < | 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 749 | 12 | |
| 17 | < | 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 680 | 13 | |
| 18 | < | 23 | Mississippi | SEC | 7-2 | 508 | NR | |
| 19 | < | 22 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 5-3 | 486 | NR | |
| 20 | < | NR | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-3 | 357 | NR | |
| 21 | < | 25 | Southern Miss | CUSA | 6-3 | 310 | NR | W 20-5 A Memphis |
| 22 | < | 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-4 | 288 | NR | |
| 23 | < | NR | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-3 | 213 | NR | |
| 24 | < | 18 | East Carolina | CUSA | 7-2 | 99 | NR | L 36-17 A UAB |
| 25 | < | 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-4 | 89 | NR | |
| NR | < | 21 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0 | NR | ||
| NR | < | 24 | Notre Dame | Ind | 0 | NR | ||
| Conference | Teams | Avg Rank | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 7 | 16.4 | 4697 |
| SEC | 6 | 9.7 | 6749 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 7.3 | 3876 |
| ACC | 2 | 7.0 | 2599 |
| Big East | 2 | 10.5 | 2142 |
| CUSA | 2 | 22.5 | 409 |
| MAC | 1 | 12.0 | 947 |
| MWC | 1 | 15.0 | 805 |
| Pac-10 | 1 | 23.0 | 213 |